Decreasing hypoglycemia unawareness in a patient with type 1 diabetes mellitus after continuous glucose monitoring: tools for self-care.: Disminución de hipoglicemia asintomática en una paciente con diabetes mellitus tipo 1 luego del monitoreo continuo de glucosa: Herramientas para el empoderamiento.

• Autores: Perez Cavero, Sonia H., Manrique-Hurtado, Helard, Leey-Casella, Julio
• Formato: artículo
• Fecha de Publicación: 2022
• Institución: Universidad Ricardo Palma
• Repositorio: Revistas - Universidad Ricardo Palma
• Lenguaje: español; inglés
• OAI Identifier: oai:oai.revistas.urp.edu.pe:article/5046
• Enlace del recurso: http://revistas.urp.edu.pe/index.php/RFMH/article/view/5046
• Nivel de acceso: acceso abierto
• Materia: Diabetes mellitus type 1; Technology; Education; Blood glucose self-monitoring; Hypoglycemia; Diabetes mellitus tipo 1; Tecnología; Automonitorización de la glucosa sanguínea; Hipoglucemia

Diabetes mellitus is a public health problem that causes early and late complications. Continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) has become the main technological tool for real-time glycemic control and has the potential to prevent complications. However, its use has not spread in low- and middle-income countries. We present the experience in the management of a patient with type 1 diabetes with hypoglycemia unawareness in whom the use of real-time CGM achieved both: less hypoglycemic episodes and optimization of insulin regimen. The benefit of real-time CGM in addition to the use of analog insulins and diabetes education resulted in better metabolic control. CGM is a useful tool to consider in patients with hypoglycemia unawareness and to minimize the risk of complications in the future.